Matt K. Lewis is a senior columnist for the Daily Beast, aCNN political commentator, and author of the book, Too Dumb to Fail: How the GOP Betrayed the Reagan Revolution to Win Elections (and How It Can Reclaim Its Conservative Roots).

He is also a contributing editor for TheWeek.com and a former senior contributor for the Daily Caller. Previously, Matt served as a columnist for AOL’s Politics Daily, and before that as a blogger for Townhall.com. He is exclusively represented by Leading Authorities, Inc. speakers bureau.

RightWingNews named Matt one of the “50 Best Conservative Columnists” in 2013, 2014, and 2015. The American Conservative Union named him the "2012 CPAC Blogger of the Year". Business Insider named Matt one of the 50 “Pundits You Need To Pay Attention To Between Now And The Election” in 2011. Additionally, the Young Conservatives Coalition’s selected Matt as a recipient of their second annual “Buckley Award” in 2011.

Matt’s work has also appeared in outlets such as GQ, POLITICO, and the Guardian—and he has been quoted or cited by major media outlets including New York Magazine, The Washington Post, TheNew York Times, and the Associated Press. As a commentator, Matt has appeared on Fox News, MSNBC, C-SPAN, ABC’s Nightline, and HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher.

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Great presentation that was very organized and linear, very organized thoughts, didn’t bounce around. Incorporated my topics and subject needs for the members into the speech. Great during Q&A, very good interaction. Would definitely recommend and be a reference for Matt Lewis.

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Matt Lewis did a fantastic job, even with his presentation changing a lot post election. He did a fantastic job at telling why people in media got it wrong.